Do I need to open any ports on the Database Server in order to access Forms and Reports from an outside browser?

I apologize in advance, but the reason I ask and not just go ahead and do it and test this is because we have an outside consulting firm that we use to manage our network and it will cost us $$$ if I don't get this right the first time. I have asked them previously and they said they don't know.

What does it means ?
outside our building are in the same network ? Mean Local or Intranet OR over internet ?
Basically it depends on network configuration within in your office. Say, your wls/FR server can access within your building via 192.168.100.1. If you able to access same IP/server IP outside your building, you have no task.
But you think of Internet, then you need Real IP and it should assign in the wls/FR server in another network card. For example IP 180.234.6.180.

Then you able to access over internet via this type of IP.

We installed everything using the defaults values during installation. The ports I have identified to open are the following:
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Do I need to open any ports on the Database Server in order to access Forms and Reports from an outside browser?

NO. Locally or outside your user only access on wls/FR not database server.
For example locally http://192.168.100.1:port/... and over internet http://180.234.6.180:port/...

I apologize in advance, but the reason I ask and not just go ahead and do it and test this is because we have an outside consulting firm that we use to manage our network and it will cost us $$$ if I don't get this right the first time. I have asked them previously and they said they don't know.

First confirm what you want ? for real IP ask for it to your internet service provider. If your are using dedicated ISP line they should give it FREE.

Hope this helps...

Hamid

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